That's pretty much the way I've gone about it on the Z over the last six and a half years.

Each time I do a job, remove a panel, part or whatever on the bike, if the fasteners appear a bit ropey, I'll stick them in a Ziploc bag and take them down to my local fastener supplier and hand it over the counter. Within minutes the guy appears from the stores with a second bag containing a mirror image in stainless. Takes him two minutes and only ever costs a few quid - no measuring or messing about, it's all done for me! The sort of great personal service you can only get locally.

Gradually, over time, the bike's fasteners are slowly evolving in stainless. Best way to do it IMO, rather than go in all guns blazing and try and do everything at once, you may as well wait till they need doing and get some life out of the originals.

Whatever you do, don't buy anything from Pro-Bolt unless you really have to (or have a penchant for fancy coloured bling) as they CHARGE like a wounded rhino!

Support your local nuts and bolts man.

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